MCF Mining Approvals IndexData as at 18 October 2026 · from Western Australian Government registers and open data
Western Australian mining lease
M 36/504 · Thunderbox Gold
M 36/504 is a Western Australian mining lease held by NORTHERN STAR (THUNDERBOX) PTY LTD (Northern Star Resources group). Granted 13 December 2000, expires 21 December 2042. 609 ha in the East Murchison Mineral Field. Commodities: Gold, Silver. Part of the Thunderbox Gold project (operating).
- Type
- Mining lease
- Status
- Granted
- Parent group
- Northern Star Resources (matched by name)
- MINEDEX project
- Thunderbox Gold J02419 · OperatingOwners: Northern Star Resources Ltd 100%; Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd; Northern Star (SR Mining) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Thunderbox) Pty Ltd; Northern Star (Talisman) Pty Ltd
- Lodged
- 28 May 1998
- Granted
- 13 December 2000
- Expires
- 21 December 2042
- Area
- 609.40 hectares (6.1 km²)
- Mineral field
- East Murchison Mineral Field
- Commodities
- Gold, Silver
- Rehabilitation liability
- Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs
- Mine closure plan
- THUNDERBOX GOLD PROJECT: approved 3 May 2024, MINE CLOSURE PLAN - THUNDERBOX GOLD PROJECT - J02419
Thunderbox: approved 30 June 2020, Thunderbox Mining Proposal V7 Revision 2
Thunderbox EGS Mining Proposal Version 5: approved , - Environmental registrations
- 22 mining proposal and closure plan registrations (MINEDEX)
- EPA referred proposals
- Magellan Lead Carbonate Project, Wiluna Approved (Ministerial Statement), MS 905; overlaps 0.4 ha
- WAMEX data
- 1,699 open-file drill holes, 38 exploration reports on this ground
- Location
- -28.1823, 121.0097 (centre)
Mining proposals and mine closure plans
| Date | Registration | Title | Status | Document (GeoDocs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2026 | Mining Proposal | Thunderbox Mining Proposal Revision 11 | Approved | no public document |
| 3 May 2024 | Mine Closure Plan | MINE CLOSURE PLAN - THUNDERBOX GOLD PROJECT - J02419 | Approved | MCP_121677.pdf |
| 7 October 2022 | Mining Proposal | Thunderbox Process Water Dam 3 | Approved | MP_113984.pdf |
| 4 November 2021 | Mining Proposal | Thunderbox EGS S0222877 - Mining Proposal - Revision 10 | Approved | MP_99935.pdf |
| 22 April 2021 | Mining Proposal | Thunderbox EGS Mining Proposal V9 | Approved | MP_94149.pdf |
| 16 February 2021 | Mining Proposal | Thunderbox Mining Proposal V8 | Approved | MP_92883.pdf |
| 30 June 2020 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Thunderbox Mining Proposal V7 Revision 2 | Approved | MP_86085.pdf |
| 23 September 2019 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Mining Proposal V5 - Thunderbox Environmental GS0222877 - J02419 | Approved | MP_81516.pdf |
| 18 October 2018 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Thunderbox EGS Mining Proposal Version 5 | Approved | no public document |
| 9 April 2018 | Mining Proposal With Mine Closure Plan | Thunderbox Environmental Group Site S0222877 Mining Proposal | Approved | mp_70743.pdf |
| 23 December 2016 | Mining Proposal | Bannockburn Haul Road and Water Pipe Line Mining Proposal - Version 3 - December 2016 | Approved | mp_60727.pdf |
| 15 November 2016 | Mine Closure Plan | Thunderbox - J02419 - Mine Closure Plan | Approved | mcp_57861.pdf |
| 5 May 2015 | Mining Proposal | North Eastern Goldfields Operations TSF Mining Proposal M36/504, M36/512 and M36/542 Version 2 29 April 2015 | Approved | mp_53955.pdf |
| 8 April 2015 | Mining Proposal | Thunderbox Interim Clean-up Plan | Approved | mp_54011.pdf |
| 31 October 2014 | Mining Proposal | Complete_MP Dust Suppression Thunderbox TSF_Rev A | Approved | mp_52889.pdf |
7 earlier registrations are in MINEDEX.
Registrations from MINEDEX (DMPE); the documents are the operators' own, linked on GeoDocs and not copied.